I am being banded on Tuesday 12/30 and I am now in a panic. I am doubting my decision to have the suregery. I have had such an easy time with the pre-op diet, I am thinking why not just do this? I know the answer. I will not continue to do it without help from the band. It seems like such a major change. Please tell me it is going to be worth it. :hurray:

Hi Everyone,

I am going to be banded on Wed. the 31st. I am excited and yes, I have been feeling the same way too. I too think of the surgery and just hope that everything comes out good for us all !!! Lets keep each other in prayer, have faith and everything will go great ! Just think, by next year at this time we will be like 100 lbs. lighter ! That is really exciting. Lets just think positive !!

To everyone about to have surgery, you all will do great!! I know it is scary right now, but anything worth doing usually is, and this is SO worth it! The surgery and liquid phases will be over before you know it and you will love seeing your body change! Don't forget to let us know how you are doing!

My date is also the 30th! I am really excited, but have felt similar at times. The fat that I have hated and been at odds with for years, somehow now doesn't seem so horrible. Silly Me! Of course it is horrible, and this is going to be wonderful! I have to go in tomorrow to have an IVC Filter, and I am a little more worried about that than the actual surgery..... Oh well.... this time next week, it will all be over and I will be on my way to the new skinnier me! Way to go all you December Bandsters!

Thanks everyone for your responses i like reading that i am not alone in feeling panicked. But it is also good that you all have not felt it was the wrong decision. Banding is a big decision and i think it is only natural to think to yourself am i doing the right thing. Will i be okay. After we all have the op we will be thinking what the hell was i thinking to be scared. Good luck everyone

I have not even scheduled an appt yet, but I have been reading up on lap band surgery and I am pretty sure it is what I will do. I am about 80lbs overweight and am 40 years old. My bmi is in the 30's (high enough to be considered morbidly obese but i forget the #). I am on cpap. I am a mom, wife, artist, student and I need to lose the weight but always feel like crap, hungry, low blood sugar....etc I have pcos.

My insurance covers lap band bariatric surgery --- (but not weight watchers btw)

I had a bad reaction to anesthesia once before and I am so scared to have another surgery. I have a 5 year old daughter and I am afraid to die in surgery. I am not afraid of what comes after, just the surgery and living to tell about it.

Is there a site with actual numbers etc - risks...

Thanks!

A in eugene oregon

Thanks everyone for your responses i like reading that i am not alone in feeling panicked. But it is also good that you all have not felt it was the wrong decision. Banding is a big decision and i think it is only natural to think to yourself am i doing the right thing. Will i be okay. After we all have the op we will be thinking what the hell was i thinking to be scared. Good luck everyone

I am off to the hospital at 12:00 with a surgery time for 2:30pm today and i still have doubts. I know i am doing the right thing but i am scared.

Treesa,

You are in my thoughts and prayers! I will be in your shoes tomorrow at 5:30AM!!!

You will be great! Let your Doctors and Nurses take care of you :tongue2:

Blessings!

~Steph

Treesa,

You are in my thoughts and prayers! I will be in your shoes tomorrow at 5:30AM!!!

You will be great! Let your Doctors and Nurses take care of you :tongue2:

Blessings!

~Steph

Thank you for your prayers. You will be in mine. Good luck tomorrow!

Hi Everyone,

I am going to be banded on Wed. the 31st. I am excited and yes, I have been feeling the same way too. I too think of the surgery and just hope that everything comes out good for us all !!! Lets keep each other in prayer, have faith and everything will go great ! Just think, by next year at this time we will be like 100 lbs. lighter ! That is really exciting. Lets just think positive !! :tongue2:

Mine is on NYE too!! At first I was scared of something going wrong but felt this is what I need to do. My thought became "if something should happen at least I was trying to improve myself and my health". But now I am not so much nervous about that as I am about my liver still being too fatty. My pre-op is a modified Atkins diet. But I can't help thinking after 35years of being obese what difference can 2wks really make. So we shall see. I also found out today that my insurance(UHC) plan requires an overnight stay. Which I guess is good but at the same time I wanted to at least ring in the new year at home. But hey at least I'll finally be keeping that resolution I have been making for the last few years to lose weight! LOL! anywhooo...GOOD LUCK TO US ALL AND CONGRATS ON MAKING THIS DECISION! I'll be praying for y'all.

Cheryl

Thanks so much for all your replies, I know it is just before surgery panic, but it was good to get positive reinforecement. Think of me tomorrow!

I will be thinking of you all. Please come back and let us know how it went!

So far everyone is scared of the surgery but is anyone scared of the fact that you will be giving up certain foods forever. This is my pre-op fear am I being dumb or just that addicted to food.

Hi,

I had my surgey almost 9 months ago! This was the best thing I did for me. I also thought about what I would not be eating anymore and it was scary to me. But I had the surgey anyway! The only thing that I have trouble with eating is bread. So I don't eat it! I do wraps or peita bread. Soda is not in my vocabulary anymore, and I don't miss it. I drink a pitcher of crystal light every day. I am doing great and so will you. Don't think about the food, think about all the new clothes you will be buying. :thumbup: Barb

It is the one and only thing I keep thinking about. I will try to focus on the positive outcome instead, Thanks!

So far everyone is scared of the surgery but is anyone scared of the fact that you will be giving up certain foods forever. This is my pre-op fear am I being dumb or just that addicted to food.

You are absolutely not being dumb. I remember before surgery, every time I would eat hot bread at my favorite italian restaurant, I would think... I will never be able to eat this again. And it was almost a panicky feeling. And many other foods I was afraid that I would not be able to eat as well. Well, I am 6 months post op and can usually eat most everything. I try to eat slowly and take small bites, and if something gives me a problem, it is usually bread. Funny thing is, (pre-surgery) we used to go through about a loaf of bread/week here at home, but I have had a loaf of bread in my freezer forever and we finally took it out and now it has sat on the cabinet so long it is hard and needs to be thrown away. And honestly... I haven't missed it one bit. I am losing my weight much more slowly than many in the lapbandtalk community, but I am very happy with my weightloss this far. I feel so much better, and I have gone from a size 22-24W to a 16W and xl clothes and that has been awesome. My desire from the beginning has been to learn some healthier habits. I have found that I now love yogurt, turkey meats, vegys and fruits. Granola is my best friend when I get the munchies at night instead of something that comes out of a box made by the miniature chef named Debbie. It is all just a process. Hang in there. You will be fine, and hopefully you will find that anything you have to give up will be replaced with things that are much more significant. Good luck and God bless!